Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,348, John Ferrill, New Jersey

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New Jersey
Ferrill, John
S 34,348
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34 348 Rev INVALID.
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File No. 34, 348
John Merrill Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 135-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey
John Ferrill
of Princeton in the state of N Jersey who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shreve of the N Jersey line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of April 19 and sent to Washington D.C.
Arrears to 4th of March 91-87 1/2
Semi-annual allowance ending 11-25-18 8
11 34-35 81 39-87 1/2
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Nottingham and the 15th July 1820, to James M. Smith, Esquire. Washington D.C.

Gloucester County New Jersey John Farrier
John Farrier 20 Murray St. N.Y. City 21 March 1818.

To the Secretary of War
State of New Jersey Gloucester County
Personally appeared before me John Heith one of the judges of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas of Justice of the Peace in for the County of Gloucester John Farrell & being sworn according to law saith that he has been in the County of said, that he is about seventy years of age — That in the American Revolution he enlisted under Captain Fortner in the second Jersey Regiment for one year in the ex- pedition against Luebeck — That in the year Seventy Seven he enlisted for during the War under Philip Metcher Lieut of the second Jersey Regiment and that he remained in the Regiment until June Sixth eighteen hundred & eighty three as a private in the Regiment & further the deponent will not
John his  James  mark Taken Subscribed & sworn before me the twenty first day of

March 23 d Eighteen hundred & eighteen
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & Seal
John Hirth
State of New Jersey
I Thomas Henry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester do Certify that John Hirth Esq is at the time of Commission as one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas also as a Justice of the Peace in and for said County
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office at Woodbury this twenty third day of March A.D. eighteen hundred & eighteen
Thomas Henry, Clerk.

And the said John Fernal being further examined saith that his discharge was sent to the office at New York where he obtained his land warrant & that he has no other testimony or evidence of his services - And that his reduced emoluments are such that he needs the assistance of his Country for his support & further saith not subscribed or sworn - & from life are John Fernal John H. Smith mark
I John H. Smith Judge do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Fernal did live in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy & that his reduced emoluments thereby need the assistance of his Country for his support -
And I now transmit the proceedings and tes- timony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the War Department, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Congress passed 28th of March 1816.
Witness my hand John H. Smith Judge pro tem of the Board

John Ferrill Copy
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(Sept. 10/19.)
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District of New Jersey, ss.
On this third day of July , 182 0 , personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Gloucester , in the state of New Jersey, being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law--having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings. John Ferrill
aged about sixty eight years, resident in Deptford Township in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: in the companies commanded by captains Alexander Mitchell and Samuel Henry in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Shreve afterwards by John Noble Cummins in the New Jersey line
Upon a declaration made on oath on the 21 st day of March A.D. 1818 I obtained a Pension certificate numbered 1875
$7.25
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. to wit. one old bed and some bedding, 12-rod gun, one latch, 3 chairs, 2 old chests, 2 small pots, frying pan, 1 ax, 1 bucket and 2 small Pigs amounting to seven dollars 25 cents. I am entitled to sundry pensions about thirty dollars. I am by occupation a labourer. I have no family to, and declared, on the except my Wife  now of  Martha aged fifty eight years and neither of us have sufficient capacity to support ourselves, or either of us, we are very much afflicted with the Rheumatism. John Ferrill  John Element First to the Court July 1 st
I, Thomas Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seven dollars and twenty five cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Tenth day of July , 182 0 . Hendry CLK

The Court are of the opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the within schedule is seven dollars and twenty five cents $7.25.
By the Court
John Clement
Charles Ogden
Joseph Rogers